Sportsnet 590 The FAN: Jason Bukala on the Toronto Maple Leafs might need to pay Matthew Knies upwards of $9 million on a long-term deal, and the specter of a proposal sheet.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Mike Futa: “You take a look at a quantity like that. What do you assume?”
Bukala: “So, I feel that the technique. I’ll reply on the entrance finish. I feel that with the cap, when you take a look at Tom Wilson’s contract, and also you take a look at Tkachuk’s contract in relation to the trajectory of the wage cap, at the moment, on the share sensible, I feel that it will possibly simply surpass Tkachuk. The subsequent, the Knies deal. It might probably simply try this.
I don’t know that the, so if I’m his agent, okay, I do know 2ks, O2k Sports activities, Matt Federico, if I’m, if I’m his agent, I don’t know if I’m not on the lookout for a five-year proper now. Contemplating the place the caps going, as an alternative of an eight. If I’m Toronto, I’m attempting to get it at eight. I actually am and, and I need to get that price definitely long run.
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So if it goes to eight and also you eat up three further years of UFA, you’ve been in these rooms (Mike Futa), you already know, there’s gonna be a price related to that. That could be one further million a 12 months due to consuming up that a minimum of, proper? So it might go to, it might actually go to $9 million.”
Matt Marchese: “Wow.”
Bukala: “It actually might. I imply, and it’s a must to take a look at it quite a lot of methods. It’s a must to, such as you simply identified, solely the third participant in historical past to…”
Marchese: “Third this season.”
Bukala: “Third this season, sorry to attain that (25 objectives) and with the 150 (hits). At 22 years previous, he’s a unicorn. For prospects which might be coming into the league, he’s a unicorn. For the Toronto Maple Leaf he a completely unicorn. And so they’ve been looking for this type of a participant, you already know, perpetually.
In order that they should do, the entire premise of my piece was that I felt like everyone was getting caught up most not too long ago, and we proceed to get caught up submit commerce deadline within the within the Mitch Marner story, proper? And I simply don’t see how one can not signal Knies first after which see what’s left over to do the remainder of what you are promoting.
Check out the Edmonton Oilers. It’s not on the identical trajectory, It’s not the identical participant, however they introduced in (Viktor) Arvidsson and (Jeff) Skinner, after which what occurred with (Philip) Broberg and (Dylan) Holloway? You already know, Holloway simply scored his twenty third final night time.”
Marchese: “and Broberg the OT winner.”
Futa: “So that is precisely, no, go forward Buk’s, no, go forward.”
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Bukala: “So that is the way it works Matty, we’re in a professional assembly, and if I’ve any keep in it, that’s my presentation to Fute’s and higher administration. I’m saying that is my, that is my advice, as a result of he’s going to get supply sheeted.”
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